Masaru Y.
Japanese Technical Translator | Manufacturing & Engineering
Japanese technical translator specializing in English-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-English translation for manufacturing, engineering, semiconductor, industrial automation, and technical documentation. I have over 10 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering, including 4 years of on-site work in the U.S. My work covers technical catalogs, product manuals, specifications, engineering documents, and business communication for industrial and technical audiences. In addition to translation and proofreading, I help clients improve consistency across ongoing localization projects through terminology management and translation QA. Services include: ・English-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-English technical translation ・Technical catalog and product manual localization ・Manufacturing and engineering documentation ・Semiconductor and industrial product documentation ・Proofreading and localization QA ・Terminology database development and terminology consistency management ・Review of existing Japanese translations against English source documents I focus on accurate technical meaning, natural Japanese, consistent terminology, and clear communication with engineering and production teams. Tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, CAT tools, and AI-assisted translation workflows
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.3k
Billed in all: $3,234$3.2k
$433 in the last 6 months
Across 10 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 16% in Semiconductor
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #7Semiconductor44 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 16%🇯🇵#1 of 3
- #67Product Documentation229 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #3Top 29%🇯🇵#3 of 5
- #75Industrial Engineering231 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 32%🇯🇵#1 of 1
- #86Manufacturing Engineering203 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 42%🇯🇵#2 of 4
- #96User Manual286 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 34%🇯🇵#1 of 2
- #107Japanese to English Translation478 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #56Top 22%🇯🇵#56 of 218
- #138English to Japanese Translation529 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #85Top 26%🇯🇵#85 of 301
- #148Business Translation487 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #6Top 30%🇯🇵#6 of 19